Historical Markers

Search by keyword or browse by county to learn about more than 600 historical markers created to recognize key locations, events, and people in Oklahoma history.

In 1976 the Oklahoma Historical Society published Mark of Heritage. Written by Muriel Wright, George Shirk, and Kenny Franks, this publication contains information about historic sites and historical markers in Oklahoma. Read Mark of Heritage online

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Camp SupplyWoodward CountyThe site was used as a supply camp for Colonel George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry in 1868. General Philip Sheridan received Custer here when he returned from the Battle of the Washita in December of 1868. The name was changed to Fort Supply in 1878 and abandoned in 1894. The State of Oklahoma later used the buildings for a hospital.
Located on US-183, one mile east of Fort Supply

CCC-Boiling Springs State ParkWoodward CountyCompany 2822 of the Civilian Conservation Corps built the Boiling Springs State Park from 1935 to 1940 as part of the federal government's program to provide jobs during the Great Depression.
Located in Boiling Springs State Park

Crossing of Fort Supply to Fort Reno RoadWoodward CountyOriginally a trail from Camp Supply to Darlington in the Cheyenne/Arapaho lands beginning in 1869, the road eventually became the main route of travel and supply between the two western forts.
Located on OK-34 at Ninth Street and Jefferson in Woodward

Crossing of Fort Supply to Fort Reno RoadWoodward CountySee Crossing of Fort Supply to Fort Reno Road.
Located on OK-50, one mile west and three miles west of Mooreland

Military ChapelWoodward CountyOnce considered to have been a military chapel at Fort Supply, the building was never located at the fort and actually was constructed sometime after 1888 in Woodward. A local businessman later had the building moved to its present location to accommodate a shorter walking distance for his wife.
Located at St. John's Episcopal Church at Tenth and Texas Streets in Woodward (DAR)

Military Road CrossingWoodward CountyA military road from Dodge City, Kansas, via Fort Supply, to Fort Elliott, Texas, carried supply wagons and a daily stagecoach through this area from 1874 to 1890.
Located on US-270, one mile west of Fort Supply (DAR)

The Cooper SiteWoodward CountyTwo miles northeast of here is the Cooper Paleo-Indian bison kill site. The site was the scene of three of the largest Folsom (ca. 10,500 years ago) bison kills known. Each event saw more than thirty bison herded into a dead-end gully. Hunters on the gully rim killed the animals with spears tipped with finely crafted Folsom points. A bison skull beneath the second kill was painted with red zigzag lines to ensure a successful hunt. The mineral pigment was red hematite. This is the oldest painted skull in North America and is the earliest evidence of hunting ritual for the Plains region.
Located Fort Supply